Where does “limeraiku” come from?
limeraiku (English) comes from English haiku, from Hawaiian Haʻikū, from Hawaiian Kū, from English stew, from English steward, from Middle English steward, from Old English stiġweard, from Old English weard — narrow, tight.
limeraiku (English): A jocular poetic form, combining aspects of the limerick and the Western haiku
Definitions
- A jocular poetic form, combining aspects of the limerick and the Western haiku
Ancestry of “limeraiku”, step by step
limeraiku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English haiku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | haiku | A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and... |
| 2 | Hawaiian | Haʻikū | — |
| 3 | Hawaiian | Kū | one of the four major gods; the god of war |
| 4 | English | stew | A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron; A... |
| 5 | English | steward | A person who manages the property or affairs for... |
| 6 | Middle English | steward | The administrator of a household or estate especially noble or monarchical |
| 7 | Old English | stiġweard | steward |
| 8 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 9 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 10 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 12 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 13 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
via English Limerick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Limerick | A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence |
| 2 | Irish | Luimneach | — |
| 3 | Irish | lom na n-each | grassless of the horses |